CVE-2025-24201

Exp

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.3.1, iOS 15.8.4 and iPadOS 15.8.4, iOS 16.7.11 and iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3.2, visionOS 2.3.2, watchOS 11.4. Maliciously crafted web content may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. This is a supplementary fix for an attack that was blocked in iOS 17.2. (Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 17.2.).

Published: 2025-03-11 Last update: 2026-04-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-24201 is rated Critical Active Threat (85/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-03-13) affecting Apple / Multiple Products. a weakness (CWE-787) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-24201

Name: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-03-13

Action due: 2025-04-03

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-24201

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-20 0.29% 0.24% -0.06%
2 2026-04-18 0.06% 0.29% +0.24%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-24201

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-24201

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-24201

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2025-24201: 2 source package rows (qt5-qtwebengine, qt6-qtwebengine); 5 state rows across 3 repos (3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-24201
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-24201 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (chromium, webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 11 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 9, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-24201
gentoo high CVE-2025-24201: 1 GLSA(s) (202511-02), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2025-24201
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24201
suse high CVE-2025-24201 severity important: SUSE including 149 source package names (WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.6-150400.4.109.1, WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2, …), 420 product×package rows across 35 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Liberty Linux 8, … (35 product lines)): Fixed 420. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24201/
ubuntu high CVE-2025-24201 high priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 33 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, upstream, xenial): ignored 15, DNE 10, needs-triage 4, released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-24201

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-24201

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari < 18.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 15.0, < 15.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple visionos < 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 11.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 15.8, < 15.8.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 16.7, < 16.7.11 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 17.0, < 17.7.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados >= 18.0, < 18.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os >= 15.8, < 15.8.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os >= 16.7, < 16.7.11 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os >= 17.0, < 18.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-24201

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122281 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122283 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122284 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122285 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122346 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122372 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122376 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/16 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/19 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Mar/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Oct/31 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/JGoyd/Glass-Cage-iOS18-CVE-2025-24085-CVE-2025-24201 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/194 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00016.html Mailing List
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24201 US Government Resource
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